Events Team Leader

The Opportunity

Amazing Kids Parties are the largest children's entertainment company across Australia. We are looking for an Events Team Leader to lead our Sydney based team and be responsible for managing a large team of entertainers alongside the State Manager. You will be responsible for training new staff, organising equipment movements, costume deliveries, storage maintenance, and even hosting some events. The majority of the role is task based meaning the hours are dependent on your schedule and can be flexible to you! This is perfect for someone who is studying and wants some work that can fit around them.

Ideally we would love someone who has experience with customer in a customer facing role, however all experience levels are encouraged to apply! We are only looking for a team player who is highly organised and has strong initiative.

About Amazing Kids Parties / AmazingCo

AKP was founded in 2009 in Melbourne by Silvia and Jeremy with a focus on running disco parties for kids! With Silvia's experience with working with kids and Jeremy's experience with sound and disco equipment our first parties were a hit with lots of happy kids and parents wanting to rebook.

Since then, AKP has expanded exponentially with our team developing different party packs including Pamper, Cooking, Challenge, Science,
Crafts, lots of different characters which eventually expanded all across Australia. 2020 saw the launch of our Virtual Parties, Virtual Classes and Hosted Virtual Events expanding across the world, and they continue to run today.

The AKP head office is based in Abbotsford in Melbourne and we have a Team Leader in each city to help entertainers with training and getting organised for each party.

Through our years of providing kids entertainment we have developed a great reputation thanks to all our hard working entertainers making thousands of kids happy each weekend and also due to our fabulous sales team delivering excellent customer service and our operations team providing high quality equipment and costumes.

Job Description

We are looking for an Events Team Leader and Entertainer in Sydney, New South Wales

What you'll be doing:

• Equipment deliveries
  • This is not an office job! You will be out on the road meeting our entertainment team and making sure they've got everything they need for the coming week.
  • You'll work with our City Manager and entertainers to organise the equipment and costumes for each week and ensure our CRM database is accurate at all times

• Warehouse
  • You will be responsible for maintaining the Warehouse in Waterloo and ensuring it is organised and clean at all times.
  • You will ensure all our equipment and costumes are is good condition, reporting any damaged items, stocktaking, replacing or repairing goods (if you're good with a needle and thread, it's an added bonus! )

• Parties/Events
  • Our ideal candidate will be a shining example of an excellent host!
  • You will regularly get 10/10 feedback from customers who love your energy and enthusiasm
  • Interest to lead Team Building activities for adults and Hens Parties experiences such as 'Amazing Race'
• Training
  • When we need to expand our team of hosts and/or entertainers you know what to look for! You'll be helping to train new entertainers, running sessions to help our new team members build up their core skill sets

About You:

How many boxes do you tick?

• Flexibility! This role is not a 9-5 office job, and you couldn't think of anything worse! You're available to work throughout the week as required and at times that suit you. Consistent weekend availability is highly desired.
• Confidence and energy - this role requires a brilliant FUN personality
• You've got strong problem solving skills and remain calm under pressure
• Well organised, attention to detail and great communication skills
• You are a fast learner and looking for a varied role where no two days are the same
• Ability to work autonomously but also a genuine belief that teamwork makes the dream work

Technical requirements:

• A reliable car and current drivers license ESSENTIAL
• Working With Children's Certificate (or the ability to obtain one)
• Some weekend availability

Benefits

AmazingCo is an amazing place to work! Everyone in the team plays a critical role in the company and we invest heavily in growing our team members' responsibilities. The company is fast paced and ever evolving so we're able to offer great career opportunities in a number of different avenues.

• Attractive salary, based on experience
• Flexible working hours
• Opportunity for serious growth. We're not kidding, we have seriously ambitious plans and are so excited to find the next brilliant mind to join us.

An extremely rewarding hands on role with the ability to make it your own! If you think you have what it takes, we'd love to hear from you!

Job type: Casual part time - Approx. 12 - 20h per week

Please attach a cover letter addressed to Lauren outlining your previous experience and why you think this role is right for you!